The cytochrome P450 monooxygenase system metabolizes a large number of xenobiotic
compounds including many environmental pollutants. This metabolism can lead to …

Environmental oestrogens are natural or synthetic substances present in the environment,
which imitate the effects of endogenous oestrogen. Oestrogenic substances were identified by …

Aquatic toxicology has been defined as the qualitative and quantitative study of adverse or
toxic effects of chemicals and other anthropogenic materials on aquatic organisms. The …

… Concentrations of dioxins in herring (Clupea harengus L.) and salmon (Salmo salar) vary
regionally; the most contaminated fish are found in the Gulf of Bothnia, including herring in the …

The Water Framework Directive (WFD), 2000/60/EC, requires an integrated approach to the
monitoring and assessment of the quality of surface water bodies. The chemical status …

… Eelpout were exposed to three different concentrations of oil, each diluted first in 60 ml of
acetone and then in 600 l of salt water (20 ppt) in aquarium tanks. Fish in a fourth tank were …

Shorthorn sculpins (Myoxocephalus scorpius) were caught in four Icelandic harbours,
differing in size, use and traffic. Biochemical responses in liver were measured and chemicals …

In fish, as in other aerobic organisms, glutathione and glutathione-related enzymes are
important components in the defences against oxidative stress. To study if hepatic glutathione …

… Fish were placed in an aerated 35 l glass tank and the aqueous pharmaceuticals added as
… In November 2004, fish were exposed in large PVC tanks (600 l) to continuously flowing …

… All the groups were kept in separate 150-L tanks. NP was dissolved in acetone/Echantillon …
Fish were anesthetized with benzocain (50 mg in 1 L sea water), and blood was collected …